The Massachusetts men’s soccer team might have silenced its critics when it scratched out a win last Friday against New Hampshire.
However, these critics, upon seeing a Minutemen victory, opened their mouths right up a...

Massachusetts men’s soccer coach Sam Koch doesn’t like to predict.
He doesn’t like to gaze too far ahead into the future and would rather focus on what he can control now.
But if he had to guess who the team’s offense would revolve around and who the Minutem...

The way Sam Koch’s team played down the stretch last year left a sour taste in the mouth of the 20-year UMass men’s soccer coach.
This sour taste developed even further when his Minutemen failed to register a win in th...

It’s a chaotic mess at Rudd Field as the Massachusetts men’s soccer team prepares for its 2011 season.
The Minutemen will have to deal with the loss of four senior players, three of whom brought the Maroon and White to...

A must win. There was no other way to describe the scenario as the Minutemen headed into St. Louis yesterday, facing the Saint Louis Billikens in the final game of the regular season. Both teams came into the game with the...

The Massachusetts soccer team added a loss and a tie to its record this weekend, falling to Fordham 1-0 on Friday and tying La Salle 1-1 in a double-overtime match on Sunday.
The weekend’s games bring the Minutemen’s record to...

Four years ago, the Massachusetts men’s soccer team went on a magical run through both the Atlantic 10 and the NCAA tournament.
The end result of this run finished with the Minutemen losing, 1-0, to t...

The Massachusetts soccer team looks to continue its hot start into conference play when it heads to Philadelphia, Penn. this weekend for games against Temple and Saint Joseph’s.
After a 3-3-6 start to the season, the...

The Massachusetts men’s soccer team from a month ago is long gone.
September did not do the Minutemen any favors, handing them just one win through the entire opening month of their season. Midway through October however, UMass remains unbeaten ...

The Massachusetts men’s soccer team starts its second Atlantic 10 weekend when it travels to Rhode Island for a match between the New England rivals.
“They’re a team that can beat you, there’s no question,” UMass coach Sam Koch said. “They’r...

Despite a 1-3-5 start to the season, the Massachusetts soccer team turned it around last weekend when it shut-out Xavier on Friday and tied Dayton on Sunday for a 1-0-1 start to conference play.
Prior to Friday’s match, the Minutemen hadn’t won sin...

After earning an assist during the Massachusetts men’s soccer team’s 2-2 draw with Sienna, midfielder Ben Arikian is now tied for fourth all-time in assists in Maroon and White soccer history.
“I had no idea I was up for ...